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Photograph of "City of Las Vegas" Aerotrain, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1957

Date

1957

Description

Black and white photograph of the later version of the Aerotrain "City of Las Vegas," later renamed "Las Vegas Holiday Special," shown at the Union Pacific Depot. Site Name: Union Pacific Railroad Passenger Station (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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Brian Knudsen (City of Las Vegas Councilman) oral history interview conducted by Kelliann Beavers: transcript

Date

2024-02-27

Description

From the Lincy Institute "Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic" Oral History Project (MS-01178) -- Elected official interviews file.

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Photograph of Snackateria at Hoover Dam, Boulder City (Nev.), circa 1975

Date

1974 to 1976

Description

Close-up view of Scnackateria building at Hoover Dam. The signs read the restaurant's name, and around the top of the building says different items available inside, such as "Sandwiches, Candy, Soft Drinks, Coffee, Hot or Cold, Drinks, Snacks." Photograph by Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada. Site Name: Snackateria

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Film transparency of an airport and a Trans World Airlines terminal, Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

The view of airplanes at the Trans World Airlines (TWA) terminal in an unnamed airport in Boulder City, Nevada. One of America's oldest International Air Carriers (INAC) that was popular during the twentieth century, the Trans World Airlines was aided by aviator Charles Lindbergh in mapping out the company's early air routes, and so in the 1930s Trans World Airlines was also known as "The Lindbergh Line."

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Two boys donating money to erect a monument in City Hall Park in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada: photographic print

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

From the Nita Londo Rieger Photograph Collection (PH-00315). Identified from left to right: Sadie Alger, Butch Woolley, Ned Londo, and Thelma Swanner. "The boys are each donating $10 toward the monument to be erected in the Las Vegas City Park in honor of Las Vegas youths who lost their lives in World Wars I, II, and the Korean War. Mrs. Swanner and Mrs. Alger are members of the Gold Star Mothers."

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Photograph of a parade for Howard Hughes, New York City, July 15, 1938

Date

1938-07-15

Description

The black and white view of a parade being held in celebration of Howard Hughes' completion of his Around the World flight in New York City, New York. Typed onto a piece of paper attached to the image: "New York welcoming Howard Hughes - General scene outside City Hall. 7/15/38."

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#69821: A City Withing a City. The Black Freedom Struggle in Grand Rapids, Michigan by Todd E. Robinson on July 30, 2014, 2014 July 30

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File

Archival Collection

University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

Archival Component

The City Centre Plaza sign on the corner of North McDaniel Street and Civic Center Drive with City Hall in background, looking northwest in North Las Vegas, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2019-02-06

Description

From the UNLV University Libraries Photographs of the Development of the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada (PH-00394). Part of the collection documents the entire 19 mile length of the north/south Eastern Avenue / Civic Center Drive alignment. This photograph was captured in the section of Civic Center Drive between Las Vegas Boulevard and Lake Mead Boulevard.

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Film transparency of a general view of Boulder City, Nevada, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1930 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

On a sunny day in the desert, unnamed construction men work on a building that will later be the Visitors Bureau located on Arizona Street in Boulder City, Nevada.

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